Are former elite athletes more protected against metabolic syndrome?

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 440-445

  Batista, Cristiano ^a   Soares, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes mellitus; Exercise; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CAREER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ATHLETES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84878966783     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: 18764738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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